DR. APEKSHA KATARIA

, DR. PRADEEPKUMAR CHANDANE, Dr. MEHUL SHAH, Dr. SHREYA SHAH

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:SCLERAL TUCK IS A NEWLY DESIGNED INTRAOCULAR LENS USED TO REHABILITATE APHAKIC PAEDIATRIC PATIENT POST TRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS

METHOD:SCLERAL TUCK IOL WAS IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT AFTER TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS,IT IS A FOLDABLE SELF SUSTAINING IOL INSERTED IN THE AC THROUGH A PHACO OPENING,A 23G SCLEROTOMY PORT IS USED FOR INFUSION AND TWO SCLERAL POCKETS EACH OF 20G ARE CREATED FOR TUCKING THE HAPTIC OF THE IOL.IMPROVED VISUAL ACUITY WAS NOTED

CONCLUSION:IT IS SELF SUSTAINING FOLDABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE IOL.NO SUTURE OR GLUE IS NEEDED,IT IS THEREFORE A RELIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO SF IOL AND A REVOLUTIONARY EVOLUTION IN THE FIELD OF SCLERAL FIXATED IOL.SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN VISUAL OUTCOME WAS NOTED . IT IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REHABILITATION IN PATIENT POST TRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS